Long "O" Patterns
Which word has a long O sound? coast / hot / frog / shop
coast
Which has a long U sound? fruit / frog / trap / duck
fruit
Choose the correct word: I will ______ for my turn. (wait / weight)
wait
If you e_________e something, you’ve made it into something better or improved upon it. His appearance on TV last week served to e_________e his popularity.
enhance
In "Blind Ambition", what was the dog's name?
Taylor, Tommy, Twyla
Twyla
What vowel pattern makes the long O sound in the word: "throat"?
"oa"
What letters make the long E sound in the word "believe"?
"ie"
Which word means “a something you can smell"?
cent, scent, sent
scent
O__________s are objects that make it hard to get where you want to go. She was successful despite the many o__________s that stood in her way.
obstacles
In "Blind Ambition", what tool helps Anthony read?
Braille
Spell a word with o_e pattern meaning “distance around the world.”(Many classrooms have this round, spinnable, miniature version of the earth)
globe
Spell the word that means “a group working together.”
(clue: it rhymes with the words: through, true, zoo...)
crew
Which word means “high point of a mountain”? (peak / peek)
peak
If you a__________t to something, you figure out how to deal with it. It wasn’t easy to a_________t to life in a big city.
adapt
In "Game of Silence" what SENSE is the most important in the story?
hearing
The boat will ______ near the shore. (word that rhymes with boat and means to stay on top of the water)
float
Which word uses “ue” to make the long U sound?
example possible answers: blue, true, tune
Which word means "the back of the foot"?
heal or heel
heel
If you c________t someone, you say or do things to make the person feel better. It’s hard to c_______t someone if you don’t know what the matter is.
comfort
What food does Omakayas collect for winter?
berries
Find two long O words from the story Come to Your Senses.
known, remote
Find two long U or E words from the module texts.
example possible answers: music, see
Which word means "obsessed with yourself"?
vane, vein, vain
vain
If you d________d something, you felt a strong dislike for it. I have always d________d the color red.
despised
In "The Science Behind Sight", what connects the eye to the brain? Cornea, Pupil, Optic Nerve
optic nerve